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Sep 23, 2025, 05:57 AM ETKylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi congratulated their former club teammate Ousmane Dembélé after he won the Ballon d’Or award on Monday.Dembélé beat Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal to lift the prestigious individual trophy after an impressive season with Paris Saint-Germain.The France forward scored 35 goals and provided 14 assists in 53 games to help PSG win their first Champions League as well as winning the Ligue 1 title and the Coupe de France.Mbappé, who left PSG in the summer of 2024 after seven years at the club to join Real Madrid, was among the first to congratulate…
Sep 23, 2025, 05:54 AM ETBarcelona will try to negotiate a lower transfer fee with Manchester United to keep Marcus Rashford permanently, while the Saudi Pro League is still eyeing up Bruno Fernandes. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Barcelona’s Rashford benched after two mins late- Madrid boss Alonso downplays Vinícius Junior reaction- Mourinho not at Benfica to ‘wage war’ on Porto, SportingMarcus Rashford will spend the 2025-26 season on loan at Barcelona. EPA/ALEX DODDTRENDING RUMORS- Barcelona want to make Marcus Rashford’s loan…
Mikel Arteta is set to provide an update on Noni Madueke later today amid reports the winger will be ruled out for two months with a knee injury.Madueke’s setback, suffered in the first half of Sunday’s draw with Manchester City, means Arsenal have picked up at least one injury in every league game so far this season. The loss of Madueke would also bring the total number of injuries suffered by Arsenal forwards in the last nine months to 12.Arsenal’s injury setbacks during that time include:Bukayo Saka tearing his hamstring at Crystal Palace in late December before then injuring his…
The captain has twice lifted the trophy with the club, in 2022 and 2024 respectively, and reached another final last season when the Reds were defeated by Newcastle United.The road to Wembley begins again tonight when Southampton visit Anfield for a third-round tie that kicks off at 8pm BST.In his notes for the official matchday programme, Van Dijk writes: “The Carabao Cup will always have a special place in my heart, and I’m sure you guys feel the same way given the success we have had in this competition down the years.“On a personal level, I will never forget the…
Owen Bailey is not only Doncaster’s captain, but their Mr Reliable.Since the start of the 2023/24 season – when he joined the club from National League side Gateshead – no outfield player in the top four divisions of English football has made more starts than him. In simple terms, with 101 under his belt, he has never missed a game.The midfielder – nicknamed the ‘Geordie Rodri’ – has developed a keen eye for goal, too, this season. He is Sky Bet League One’s joint top scorer with five in nine so far, and provided one goal and one assist in…
Sep 23, 2025, 05:11 AM ETMonchi has left Aston Villa after two seasons at the club. GettyAston Villa’s president of football operations Monchi has left the club after their winless start to the season, multiple sources have told ESPN.The 57-year-old has been at Villa since June 2023, where he reunited with Unai Emery after the pair had combined so successfully at Sevilla.In his two seasons at Villa, they finished fourth and sixth in the Premier League, as well as advancing to the quarterfinals of the Champions League last year. The Birmingham side missed out on back-to-back Champions League qualifications after losing…
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesMajor global semiconductor stocks rose on Tuesday after Nvidia announced plans to invest $100 billion in OpenAI.The deal between Nvidia and OpenAI is on a large scale. The artificial intelligence lab plans to build and deploy Nvidia systems that require 10 gigawatts of power, which is equivalent to 4 million and 5 million graphics processing units, or GPUs, according to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.The news sparked a rally on Wall Street, with positive sentiment flowing through to the global chip sector and especially touching companies with ties to Nvidia.In Taiwan, shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.,…
Sep 23, 2025, 05:00 AM ETThe Ballon d’Or is one of the most prestigious individual awards in football, given to the best men’s and women’s player of the last year. And for 2025, Barcelona’s women had a great day at the Théâtre du Châtelet, winning the Ballon d’Or, the inaugural Kopa Trophy for Best under-21 player, and Gerd Muller prize for top goal scorer.Midfielder Aitana Bonmati beat Arsenal duo Mariona Caldentey and Alessia Russo to add a third-straight Ballon d’Or to her collection, while the Kopa award was won by winger Vicky López ahead of Real Madrid’s Linda Caicedo and…
Pep Guardiola faced accusations of parking the bus in Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.City’s 33.2 per cent share of possession was the lowest from a Guardiola team in his entire top-flight career in management. There was even the uncharacteristic sight of him switching to a back five in the second half as City tried to grind out the win. Guardiola put it down to the quality of their opponent, saying Arsenal forced them to go on the defensive. But did it also say something about how their style is changing?Between the Lines, a…
Sep 23, 2025, 04:45 AM ETAitana Bonmatí is hungry for more titles after winning her third Ballon d’Or Féminin on Monday.The Barcelona and Spain star became the first woman to take the award three times while she joined Michel Platini and Lionel Messi as the third player to have won three consecutively.”There are still things left to achieve,” Bonmatí told reporters after Monday’s gala in Paris.”I think ambition and a [winning] mentality is what drives me. I’m going to continue adding to football and to my club.”Bonmatí, 27, helped Barcelona to a domestic treble last season and came close to…